This from the BullDog Reporter:
New Nonprofit Investigative News Network Launches as Investigative Journalism Groups Lay Groundwork for National Effort
Nearly two dozen nonprofit news organizations nationwide, including the Center for Public Integrity, have joined in announcing plans for creation of a new Investigative News Network for watchdog journalism. The agreement is the result of a three-day [...]
As you might know, the Harnisch Foundation under the direction of Ruth Ann Harnisch gave us a substantial gift to start the Center for for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. We are up and running. Keep abreast of what is happening at SustainableJournalism.org 
Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.